Deliverance
R J Dent’s Gothic novella, Deliverance, is a Victorian tale of maternity, infanticide and cannibalism.
Once described by an editor as ‘too horrific to publish’, R J Dent’s Gothic novella, Deliverance, is now finally available.
The novella contains themes of infidelity, maternity, misogyny, infanticide and cannibalism.
R J Dent says: ‘I wrote Deliverance after reading Stephen King’s story, ‘Survivor Type’ (in Skeleton Crew). I wondered if I could write a more horrific story. Because Deliverance is set in the Victorian era, I used some of the more well-known Gothic conventions: (gentleman’s club gathering as a frame-narrative, archaic English, travel by ship, fireside story-telling) in an attempt to add to the atmosphere of unease. If Deliverance is a shocking, provocative, challenging horror story, then I’ve succeeded.’
Purchase links:
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004MDLV4
US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004MDLV4
Aus: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B004MDLV4
R J Dent 
July 28, 2012 at 2:19 am |
Evil fucking bitch…. to kill your own child is sick sick sick….
February 27, 2013 at 1:32 am |
‘Every writer’s work (be it a novel, a short story, a play, a poem, or even an essay) is always a portrait of themselves, and the more they try to conceal themselves, the more clearly will their true character appear in spite of their efforts.’ (Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903.)
August 12, 2013 at 4:40 pm |
This is very good – it’s a mix of Frankenstein, Alice, Tarzan, and Survivor Type all rolled into a glorious Gothic tale of infanticide and cannibalism. Loved it.
October 9, 2013 at 1:07 am |
This story is vile. The lead character is sick and twisted. This should not have been published.
October 27, 2015 at 11:37 pm |
This is great – better than any other cannibal story I’ve read so far – and I’ve read a lot: Typee, Stranger in a Strange Land, Survivor Type, Queen of the Damned, Suddenly Last summer, etc.